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SSS-Spring Seeds Shaker Tags

March 30, 2017

Hi there! Today I’ve got a trio of colorful shaker tags featuring the Spring Seeds set by Simon Says Stamp.Aren’t these fun Easter themed tags? Thinking about using these for some cute little Easter basket gifts. I used on of the Large Tag dies to create my tags. I colored the images with Copics and blended distress inks on the outer tag.
I filled the shaker tags with some Rain, Meadow and Clear sequins and added a sweet bow on top using the Perfect Bow dies.
That’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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SugarPea Designs-Birthday Bash Blog Hop

March 29, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m excited to join SugarPea Designs for a Birthday Bash Blog Hop!
Here’s a little bit from SugarPea Designs:

Welcome to SugarPea Designs 3rd Birthday Bash Celebration!

We are so honored to have the opportunity to celebrate this incredible milestone that all of you helped make happen! Today’s festivities included some incredible inspiration from the SugarPea Design Team and some of our very Special Guests.

Now you can’t have a Birthday Bash without prizes and there are lots of prizes to be won! A few of our blog hop participants will be giving away a SugarPea Designs stamp set, so please leave comments for each hop participant for your chance to win! In addition to this, ONE lucky winner will be randomly chosen from all comments left to receive a $100 Gift Certificate to SugarPea Designs. You have until April 15th to enter to win. Winners will be announced on April 17th.

But that’s not all…we also want YOU to be part of the party by sharing a card with us.

Once you have completed the hop, we’d love it if you’d keep the celebration going, by creating a Birthday card or project and linking it up at the SugarPea Designs Blog for a chance to WIN a Mini MISTI and Creative Corners Tool.My project features the adorable Chunky Monkey stamp set with coordinating dies. These cutie patootie monkeys melt my monkey lovin’ heart? I flipped over that sentiment, too!
I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them with Copics.
For the background I smooshed distress inks onto my kraft mat and using a wet brush I loosely painted the background onto watercolor cardstock followed by some flicks of water.

Here’s the full blog hop order:
SugarPea Designs Blog

Amy Kolling

Laura Bassen←you are here!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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SSS-Suzy’s In Full Bloom Watercolor Paintables

March 28, 2017

Hi there! Just popping in to share a sunny little card with you today:) I had some fun coloring one of Suzy’s In Full Bloom Watercolor Paintables.I used Copics instead of watercolors because I’m a watercoloring chicken. Then I fussy cut the whole thing out and popped it up onto a panel that I blended distress inks onto.
The sentiment is from Hope Blooms. I added a few sparkling clear sequins and that’s all she wrote!
My girls love to grab these watercolor prints and just have fun & color. I think they would make a great gift for teen girls or any age for that matter. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of A Blog Named Hero

March 25, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m excited to join A Blog Named Hero for a fun blog hop celebrating their fifth anniversary.
My project features the gorgeous Color Layering Hibiscus stamp set & coordinating dies.
I used several Hero Arts ink cube sets on the flowers & leaves: Flower Petal, Floral Hues, Rain Forest & Morning Glory.
I used the Happy & Hello Stamp & Cut sets for the sentiment. I blended color on the happy die cut using the Morning Glory ink cubes.
A Blog Named Hero is so thankful for our wonderful sponsors and collaborating companies! Several companies decided to help us celebrate our fifth anniversary with giveaways and they were so generous that we decided to spread the love over both hop days with different prizes to be won each day! Giveaway prizes total more than $500! To win, leave a comment on each hop stop. We will select winners randomly from different blogs so the more blogs you visit each day, the greater your chances of winning! And be sure to visit A Blog Named Hero on Sunday for the list of Sunday hoppers and prizes! Comments must be left before 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 28th and winners will be announced on March 30th.

Today’s prizes include the following:

$50 gift card to Hero Arts
$40 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh
$35 gift card to Lil’ Inker Designs
$25 gift card to Newton’s Nook
$25 gift card to Paper Smooches
$25 gift card to Winnie and Walter
$25 gift card to The Ton
One Online Card Class of your choice
$20 gift card to Right At Home

Your next stop on the hop is Clare Prezzia. You can start the hop at A Blog Named Hero.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Congrats All Around

March 24, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant to highlight the fun new Congrats All Around set.I added the cutie chicks & balloons from Party Animals. The images were stamped with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. I also added a bit of Lawn Fawn pattern paper & twine.
Check out the Mama Elephant blog for more inspiration with the Congrats All Around set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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SSS-Funny Food

March 24, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Funny Food stamp & die set. Two words…french fries! That’s all you need to know:)To see the full project & video head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog.

I also have a winner to announce from my Altenew giveaway here.
Congrats Sylvia Ruthven!

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Altenew-March Release Blog Hop

March 22, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew for their March release blog hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Nicole Picadura’s blog.So many fantastic new sets in the March release! My first card features the Simple Fruits set.
I used several Altenew inks on each of the fruits. I would ink up each fruit with two shades: lighter one of the top and darker ink on the bottom. Using the Misti helps a ton to do this. I used the coordinating dies and popped up each fruit with foam tape.
This next card features the Hug Me set. I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them with Copics.
For the background I blended distress inks onto distress cardstock followed by some flicks of water.
This last card showcases the Garden Treasure stamp set with gorgeous multi-step stamping floral images.
I used Altenew inks on the flowers and added a bit more detail with my Prismacolor pencils. The sentiment is from Adore You.
GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners!
Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday, March 30th at 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Friday, March 31st.

Your next stop on the hop is Evelyn Yusuf’s blog.
Here is the full hop list:
Altenew
Erum Tasneem
Lilith Eeckels
Svitlana Shayevich
Jennifer McGuire
Sveta Fotinia
Agnieszka Malyszek
Vicky Papaioannou
Flora Monika Farkas
Kelly Tribout Latevola
May Sukyong Park
Laura Jane
Nicole Picadura
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Evelyn Yusuf
Marika Rahtu
Yana Smakula
Lydia Evans
Debby Hughes
Therese Calvird
Kathy Racoosin
Eunyoung Lee
TaeEun Yoo
Virginia Lu

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Waffle Flower Crafts-Happy Day & Hello Stampurr

March 21, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m sharing this fun slider card featuring the Happy Day stamp set & coordinating dies.I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire’s slider cards here and just had to try it with this adorable bear from Happy Day.
Here’s a video to show you how I created my slider card.

I also have one more card to share featuring another new release Hello Stampurr.How cute are these kitties? I blended some distress inks on the background and colored the images with Copics.
Check out the Waffle Flower Crafts blog for more amazing inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Party Animals

March 20, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Party Animals set.I used the Hillside Cover die for the background and masked off each hip and blended in distress inks in soft rainbow colors.
All of the images were stamped at once using my Misti and Memento Tuxedo black ink and then colored with Copics.
These Party Animals can’t get any cuter, and the sentiments are just as sweet! I love that little chick with the guitar. Maybe it’s a ukulele? or a banjo. Either way, I love it!
Stop by the Mama Elephant blog to see more projects and inspiration by the design team using this fun new set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Altenew-Thank You Stamping Kit

March 17, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of project created using the Thank You Stamping Kit by Altenew. This is a really great kit that contains everything you need to make atleast 50 thank you cards.For this first card I used solely what was included in the kit, which includes the Daisy & Many Thanks stamp sets along with the Red Cosmos & Green Fields mini cube sets.
For this next card I thought it would be fun to kick it up a notch using a bunch more color, a little die cutting and some embossing.
I used several Altenew inks with the Daisy set and a circle die by Hero Arts to frame the sentiment.
Here’s a video to show you more of what’s inside the kit and how I made my projects.

GIVEAWAY!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate to Altenew!
I’ll announce the winner March 17th here on my blog.
Thanks so much for stopping by!